• PayPal Charges Effective 10% on Certain Transactions?

    PayPal, like many merchant accounts, have internal schedule sheets of obfuscated rates that would be undecipherable by even most bankers—in fact, I have met several whom was baffled when I showed them the full schedule sheet of rates that the Read More...

  • Amazon Cuts Affiliate Program in California

    Amazon Affiliates Cut

    Internet retailer Amazon.com cut its business with its affiliates based in California on June 29, the day after the California legislature passed a provision taxing out-of-state internet retailers. Previously, internet retailers had not been required to collect sales tax thanks to Read More...

  • Google Mail For Your Business Emails

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    I stumbled upon an interview floating on the Internet between Bill Gates and Steven Levy, the author of In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives.  This conversation happened shortly after Gmail was launched.

    “How could you need

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  • The Social Web – Facebook

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    This past year has seen a real fight for dominance between what’s known as the Search web (Google, Yahoo, Bing) VS the Social Web (Facebook, Twitter), and the social web seems to be taking over Read More...

  • Mobile Marketing on the Rise

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    Does this look familiar? What you’re seeing above is called SMS or Text Message marketing, and right now it’s taking the world of advertising by storm.

    2011 is a very important year for online marketing, we’re in the middle of a Read More...

PayPal Fees Go Up, Features Go Down

PayPal Fees go Up, PayPal Plugin Gone

PayPal has increased the cost of chargebacks from $10 to $20.  For refunds, PayPal will refund the 2.99% but will KEEP the 30 cent transaction fee.  This is a mandatory non negotiable change in your policy, effective August 2010.

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Variable8 Client Lands Entertainment Weekly Cover

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Variable8 is continuing its growth to be one of the most prominent Los Angeles web design and search marketing companies.  A key element to our growth is the growth of the clients that we work with.  Our

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Promote your Website – It’s easier than you think

Internet statistics show that there are over 130,000 new websites registered every day. A good number people who invest in website creation have amazing products, great ideas, and often find that the web seems to be the best shot at Read More…

Stay a step ahead of your competition through Search Marketing

Over the last 10 years the internet has changed the world in a number of ways. We can watch television online, listen to any type of music for free, talk to people from any country on the planet at any Read More…

.Co Domain Name Extensions

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Excellent news to the business owners out there that have a company, campaign or blog!  It is actually available today!  Today is July 20th and the .Co era is now here!!!  The exciting thing is if you want to get Read More…